2013-09-25
Taiyuan, China (XNA) Sep 26, 2013
China successfully launched a meteorological satellite into orbit at 11:07 a.m. Monday, Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center said.
The third Fengyun-III satellite, carried by a Long March-4C carrier rocket, will join the previous two which are in orbit to boost China's weather monitoring capabilities.
The three Fengyun-III weather satellites, the country's second generation polar orbiting